When The Data Formatting Functions Are Called - MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER 8-EXTENDING DREAMWEAVER Manual

When the data formatting functions
are called
The data formatting functions are called in the following scenarios:
In the Dynamic Data or the Dynamic Text dialog box, the user selects a node from the
data source tree and a format from the Format menu. When the user selects the format,
Dreamweaver calls the
from the
generateDynamicDataRef()
function. The return value from the
Code setting of the dialog box. After the user clicks OK, the string of code is inserted into
the user's document. Next, Dreamweaver calls the
function declaration. For more information, see
on page 394. A similar process occurs when the user works with the Bindings panel.
If the user changes the format or deletes the dynamic data item, the
function is called. The
document.
When the user clicks the Plus (+) button in the Edit Format List dialog box, Dreamweaver
displays a menu that contains all the format types for the specified server model. Each
format type corresponds to a file in the Configuration/ServerFormats/currentServerModel
folder.
If the user selects a format from the Plus (+) menu that requires a user-specified parameter,
Dreamweaver executes the
dialog box, which shows the parameters for the format type. In this dialog box, when the
user selects parameters for the format and clicks OK, Dreamweaver calls the
applyFormatDefinition()
If the selected format does not need to display a Parameters dialog box, Dreamweaver calls
the
applyFormatDefinition()
Plus (+) menu.
Later, if the user edits the format by selecting it in the Edit Format List dialog box and
clicking the Edit button, Dreamweaver calls the
before the Parameters dialog box appears, so the form controls can be initialized to the
correct values.
402 Server Formats
generateDynamicDataRef()
function to the
formatDynamicDataRef()
function removes the support scripts from the
deleteFormat()
handler on the
onload
function.
function when the user selects the format type from the
function and passes the return value
formatDynamicDataRef()
function appears in the
function to insert a
applyFormat()
"generateDynamicDataRef()"
deleteFormat()
tag and displays the Parameters
body
inspectFormatDefinition()
function